Measurements and specifications
| Type | Entry-level DSLR |
| Announced | 2010-02-26 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 1000 |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Resolution | 5184 x 3456 |
| Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) | 18.00 |
| Sensor size (mm) | 14.9 x 22.3 |
| Color filter array | RGB |
| Pixel pitch (µm) | 4.17 |
| Bits per pixel | 14 |
| Focal length multiplier | 1.60 |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| ISO latitude | 100 - 12800 |
| Shutter type | Electronic |
| Fastest - Slowest speed (s) | 1/4000 - 30.0 |
| Frame rate (fps) | 3.7 |
| Live view | Yes |
| Stabilization | Optical |
| Firmware | |
| Dust cleaning | Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces |
| Mount type | Canon EF-S |
| Weight (gr) | |
| Battery type | Li-ion, LPE8, 7.2V, 1120mAh |
| Battery weight (gr) | |
| Tropicalization | 0 - 40C 85% |
| Camera material | Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber |
| Mount material | Metal |
| View finder type | Optical |
| View finder magnification | |
| View finder coverage | 95 |
| Mirror lockup | Yes (custom function) |
| View finder diopter | -3 to +1 |
| Monitor type | LCD |
| Monitor size | 3 |
| Monitor pixel | 1040000 |
| Articulated screen | No |
| Touch screen | No |
| Contrast screen | |
| Low-pass filter | |
| Focus mode | Switch on lens |
| Autofocus modes | AI Focus, One Shot, AI Servo |
| Number of autofocus points | 9 |
| Exposure bracketing | +/- 2.0 EV (3 shots), 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 5.0 EV |
| Drive modes | Single, Continuous: 3.7 fps up to 34 Large/Fine JPEG / 6 RAW frames, Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up), Self-timer continuous |
| Buffer size | |
| Recording medium | SD/SDHC/SHXC |
| Image format | JPEG, RAW (CR2) |
| White balance bracketing | +/-3 levels, 3 images, Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias |
| Connectivity | AV/USB/HDMI/RC-6/3.5 microphone |
| Bluetooth | No |
| 3G | NO |
| Sound recording | Yes |
| External micro | Yes |
| Histogram | Yes |
| GPS | NA |
| Video | Yes |
| Maximum format image video | 1920 x 1080 (1080p, 16:9) 30/25/24 fps |
| Full HD | Yes |
| Live autofocus | Yes |
| Video file format | MOV |
| Video codec | |
| Video stabilisation |
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Color response
| Sensitivity metamerism index ISO 17321 |
78 | |||
| White balance scales | R raw | 2.54 | ||
| G raw | 1 | |||
| B raw | 1.38 | |||
| R sRGB | G sRGB | B sRGB | ||
| Color matrix as defined in ISO standard 17321 | R raw | 2.26 | -1.48 | 0.22 |
| G raw | -0.22 | 1.66 | -0.44 | |
| B raw | 0.01 | -0.53 | 1.51 | |
Full Color Sensitivity: Noise covariance ellipses in CIE 1931 Lab color space
(ISO are manufacturer ISO)
